St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Frank O’Connor presents his case before the students. Professor Paul Adams sought the Governor's chair on the Conservative ticket and outlined his platform for the students in the Pit”. I.R.C. and Latin American Society Chiefs of Staff conspire on a joint venture. 16

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB The fall semester of the 1966-67 academic year was probably the most successful half year in the history of the International Relations Club. The annual Political Forum, concentrating on the gubernatorial race and various local races, provided the student body and faculty with an exciting and interesting program. Gene Swanzey-President. began working on the program in early August. He contacted Governor Rockefeller's office and in late August he received a reply indicating that the chief executive was extremely interested in speaking at the college. Contacts were then made with all the possible Democratic Party. Liberal Party and Conservative Party nominees. Definite commitments were established in late September and Rockefeller was the first candidate to appear in the forum. He addressed an extremely large audience in the first week of October. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jr., the Liberal Party nominee, then appeared the following week. The Democratic nominee. Frank O'Connor, addressed a large portion of the student body during the third week of October; and during the final week before elections. Paul Adams and Kieran O'Doherty, the Conservative nominees, addressed an equally large throng. Thus, with the concerted efforts of Mr. Swanzey. 15

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I.R.C. listens to debate on Civilian Review Board. Brother Theodore Campbell and Dr. James J. Flynn. Saint Francis College achieved the distinction of being the only school in New York State to have all four candidates. Adding to this success were the appearances of Member of Congress Hugh Carey and Secretary of State of New York John P. Lomenzo; a debate between two prominent lawyers On the Civilian Review Board issue; a mock election, and club treasurer John Szulwach's appointment to The Post of Member-at-Large in the national IRC. The Spring program was somewhat less successful. Invitations to Martin Luther King. Jr. and Arthur Goldberg were extended. However, both were unable to visit the college. However, before semester’s end John J. McCloy. member of the Warren Commission and former High Commissioner of Germany, will have addressed the club and the annual High School Convention will have taken place. The attempt to revitalize the Voung Conservatives. Liberals and Democrats was fairly successful. However. participation in the Republican Club, the CCUN and the AIRC was less than desirable. After that first hectic month both the Moderator and President prophesized that the remainder of the year would be anticlimatic. They were quite correct. 17